TRAFFIC ALERT FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 13-17, 2010Highway work zones in the Staunton District

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties, Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert to periodic changes in traffic patterns and lane closures.

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ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Interstate 64
* Mile marker 0 to 41, eastbound and westbound – Debris removal. Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* Mile marker 18.5 to 24.5, westbound and eastbound – Median barrier construction installation project:
Mile marker 18.5 to 20, eastbound – Right lane and shoulder closure.
Mile marker 20 to 24.5, eastbound – Left lane closure.
Mile marker 24.5 to 18.5, westbound – Left lane closure.
Mile marker 23 to 20, westbound – Right shoulder closure.
Mile-marker 21 to 20, westbound – Right lane and shoulder closure. Be alert for traffic transitioning from the right lane to the left lane near mile marker 21, single lane traffic. Traffic is transitioned from left lane to right lane near mile marker 20.
Eastbound traffic will be in the travel lane until motorists clear the Island Ford Bridge, then traffic will transition into the left/passing lane.
The speed limit in the work zone is 45 mph.
Wide loads up to 12-feet in width can proceed eastbound and westbound through the work zone.
* Mile marker 25.6, eastbound and westbound – Bridge work on bridges over Commercial Avenue and Smith Creek. Possible single-lane traffic, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Interstate 81
* Mile marker 173 to 205, northbound and southbound – Debris removal, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* (UPDATE) Blasting will occur on Dec. 14, Dec. 15 and Dec. 16 at 1:30 p.m. The blasting locations will be on I-81 between mile-markers 197 to 200. Signs are posted in this area. Both northbound and southbound lanes will have a rolling mobile lane closure. Nighttime right northbound lane closure will take place from mile marker 197 to 198 on Dec. 13 from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Nighttime single-lane closures will take place from mile marker 200 to 201 northbound, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Primary Roads
* Stone Spring Road – Erickson Avenue/Stone Spring Road Connector Project from the Route 11 intersection to the Port Republic Road intersection. Lane and shoulder closures, daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Estimated completion is spring 2013.
* Route 253 (Port Republic Road) – Road widening project from Route 704 (Boyers Road) to Harrisonburg City limits. Motorists should be alert for a traffic pattern change on Oct. 7. Southbound traffic at the Harrisonburg city limits will be shifted to the right onto the newly constructed roadway. Just before the Southeast Connector intersection, traffic will be moved to the left and rejoin the existing roadway. Northbound traffic, just past the Southeast Connector, will shift to the left. Prior to entering the Harrisonburg city limits, traffic will be guided to the right and return to the existing roadway. All work is subject to change and weather permitting.

Motorists are reminded to use extreme caution when traveling through work zones.

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